Month: February 2018

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was pleased to attend this Imperial College Business School Alumni event delivered by Thomas Barta based on his book ‘The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader’. Thomas spoke about the need for effective marketers to be effective leaders within their organisations. Also about the need to generate ‘buy-in’ from colleagues…

Responding to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox’s speech, the Institute of Directors has urged Government to consider a trade arrangement with the EU that would balance the need to minimise costs for manufacturing with the ability to sign new trade agreements with the rest of the world. Commenting on the speech, Allie Renison, Head of…

Responding to Jeremy Corbyn’s speech setting out the Labour Party’s position on Brexit, Stephen Martin, Director General of the Institute of Directors said: “Labour has widened the debate today on the UK’s relationship with the EU post-Brexit, and many businesses, particularly manufacturers, will be pleased to hear the Opposition’s proposal to keep a customs union…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region, was pleased to attend this important event of the Institute of Couriers (IoC), the Gowning of new Fellows of the Institute. The very well attended event, in the House of Lords, was presided over by IoC Chairman, Carl…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD), London Region, was pleased to attend this dinner. It brought together previous winners of ‘Director of the Year’ awards within the London & South Regions of the IoD. The evening was convened by Alex Pratt, Chairman, IoD South Region….

Responding to official migration statistics, showing a year-on-year decline in net migration to September 2017, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “The decline in long-term migration will compound businesses’ concerns over their access to labour at a time when the labour market is particularly strained. “Today’s data show that annual net migration…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was very pleased to attend the Chinese New Year Reception of the All Party Parliamentary Party China Group (APPCG) in the House of Commons. A welcome address was provided by Richard Graham MP, Chairman of the APPCG. Dr Liam Fox MP spoke about the strength of the relationship between the…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was pleased to attend this Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, Chinese New Year of the Dog reception held in the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall. It was a very good opportunity to discuss various topics relating to UK-Hong Kong connections. Priscila To, Director General, Hong Kong Economic Trade Office welcomed…

Responding to the official employment statistics, Seamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Directors, said: “Today’s ONS figures show that, for October to December 2017, the number of people in work increased slightly. Although the number of unemployed also saw its biggest increase since 2013 (and its first increase since the summer of…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role of Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD), London Region, was pleased to attend an exuberant IoD City of London, Chinese New Year Banquet. He was pleased to make some remarks about IoD London Region and the strong IoD City of London Branch. A welcome address was…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD), London Region, was pleased to make some opening remarks at the event attended by 150 people. ‘Digital Trends’ was organised by the IoD Central London Branch, Young Director’s Forum. A welcome address was made by Tomasz Letniowski, Chairman, IoD…

Responding to David Davis’ speech on standards and competitiveness post-Brexit, Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy at the IoD, said: “Business leaders welcome the speech made by the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, which acknowledges that equivalent standards and regulations should not impede market access, but firms will require more clarity…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was very pleased to have been invited to attend the Chinese New Year celebration of the London School of Economics, Confucius Institute for Business. The event provided an excellent opportunity to catch-up with old friends and meet some new ones. It was a good occasion to discuss matters relating to…

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, FortisCL was pleased to attend a Chinese New Year Celebration co-hosted by the Mayfair Times & Mei Sim Lai OBE DL. He said that is an excellent and pleasant evening with many interesting conversations. Image, left to right: James Hebbert, Lord Mountevans, Mei Sim Lai & David Stringer-Lamarre

Responding to official inflation figures, showing that the Consumer Price Index remained at 3.0% in January, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “We should not be discouraged by the fact that inflation didn’t fall as expected. Although it remains elevated, it is gradually creeping toward the edge of the plateau, and…

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